Microsurgical Needle Retention Does Not Cause Pain or Neurovascular Injury in a Rat Model

Microsurgical Needle Retention Does Not Cause Pain or Neurovascular Injury in a Rat Model

Background:. Approximately 20% of retained foreign bodies are surgical needles. Retained macro-needles may become symptomatic, but the effect of microsurgical needles is uncertain. We present the first animal model to simulate microsurgical needle retention. Given a lack of reported adverse outcomes...

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Main Authors: Jagmeet S. Arora, BS, Joshua K. Kim, BS, Mikhail Pakvasa, MD, Lohrasb R. Sayadi, MD, Melinda Lem, MD, Alan D. Widgerow, MBBCh, MMed, Amber R. Leis, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005171

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